# Skip challenges Tracks have an optional setting to allow challenge skipping. This is useful when learners are stuck on a certain challenge or have partially completed a track and want to pick up where they left off. ## **Who can skip challenges?** Regardless of any configuration, the following people can always skip challenges: * All team members * Track authors Instructors can only skip challenges if they are also a team member or a track author. Otherwise, they follow the same rules as learners. Learners can only skip challenges if you specifically enable that functionality. {% hint style="warning" %} If you enable skipping, learners will be able to skip every challenge in a track. You cannot turn on skipping for specific challenges. {% endhint %} ### Skip button visibility The **Skip** button is shown when: * You are a team member or track author (owners, content creators, and members always see it), **or** * `Allow skipping` is enabled **and** every challenge that has a check script also has a solve script. If a challenge has already been completed, the Skip button is hidden and **Next** is shown instead. ## Before you begin There are two requirements to enable challenge skipping for a track: * You need to be a track author of the track. * All challenges that have [check scripts](https://docs.instruqt.com/sandboxes/lifecycle-scripts#challenge-check-script) must also have [solve scripts](https://docs.instruqt.com/sandboxes/lifecycle-scripts#challenge-solve-script). The below is an example of a track, where the Skip button will not be available on any of the challenges:

Challenge	Has a Check script	Has a Solve script	Note
1	✅	✅
2	✅	✅
3	✅	❌	This challenge will prevent skipping
4	✅	✅
5	❌	❌	This challenge would not prevent skipping as there is no check AND no solve script

{% hint style="warning" %} The 'skip' functionality will be disabled for all challenges if even one challenge has a check script but is missing its corresponding solve script. {% endhint %} ## Enable challenge skipping You can enable challenge skipping using the Web UI or the Instruqt CLI. {% tabs %} {% tab title="🌐 Web UI" %} 1. Click the track you want to enable skipping on. 2. In the **Settings** section, turn on the **Allow skipping** toggle. {% hint style="info" %} If you cannot toggle **Allow skipping**, ensure that every challenge with a check script also has a solve script. {% endhint %} {% endtab %} {% tab title="💻 Instruqt CLI" %} 1. Open the `track.yml` file of the track you want to enable skipping on. 2. Add or adjust the `skipping_enabled` property: ```yaml skipping_enabled: true ``` 3. Save `track.yml` and push the changes to Instruqt: ```xml instruqt track push ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %}